{"id":134790,"date":"2023-12-25T15:27:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T15:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/25\/contractor-arrested-for-coming-back-to-steal-solar-panels-he-installed-on-lagos-streets\/"},"modified":"2023-12-25T15:27:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T15:27:29","slug":"contractor-arrested-for-coming-back-to-steal-solar-panels-he-installed-on-lagos-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/25\/contractor-arrested-for-coming-back-to-steal-solar-panels-he-installed-on-lagos-streets\/","title":{"rendered":"Contractor Arrested For Coming Back To Steal Solar Panels He Installed On Lagos Streets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Operatives of Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old technician, identified as Emmanuel Achogwu, for allegedly stealing solar panels, installed to power streetlights.<\/p>\n<p>According to the state\u2019s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, led this out via his X account, on Monday, adding that investigation reveals that the suspect was one of the technicians contracted to install the project.<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin said: \u00a0\u201cRecently, @followlasg installed some solar-powered streetlights in some parts of the state. A few weeks later, the solar panels are being stolen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Unravel Circumstances Around Avoidable Death Of Boy With Missing Intestine \u2013 Falana To Lagos Police<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe police was informed and got to work. A few days back, 30-year-old Emmanuel Achogwu was arrested by officers from Alausa Division on Ikosi Road with four solar panels, moments after he removed them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvestigation reveals that the suspect was one of the technicians contracted to install the solar-powered streetlights. Investigation is ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/followlasg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@followlasg<\/a> installed some solar-powered streetlights in some parts of the state. A few weeks later, the solar panels are being stolen.<\/p>\n<p>The police was informed and got to work. A few days back, 30-year-old Emmanuel Achogwu was arrested by officers from Alausa Division\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mthkg8lCMM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/Mthkg8lCMM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SP Benjamin Hundeyin (@BenHundeyin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenHundeyin\/status\/1739194540609716461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">December 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-1074275077\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Operatives of Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old technician, identified as Emmanuel Achogwu, for allegedly stealing solar panels, installed to power streetlights. 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